Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

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Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

Postby ad_hominem on Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:29 am

A new update for steam has been released, allowing users to surf the internet while still in game. This means, of course, that you can visit Interlopers.net without even having to Alt+Tab out of your favourite Steam game first.

The full changelog:

  • Updated game overlay web browser to support generic web browsing, including web sites that use flash
  • Fixed games list scrolling behavior with pageup/pagedown and mouse wheel
  • Fixed GTA4 backups not restoring correctly
  • Fixed several cases where matchmaking would not work in Left 4 Dead in using Cafe accounts
  • Changed Friends to be enabled for Cafe accounts
  • Removed 'view invites' dialog on startup, now clicking on a group/user invite toast will take you directly to the Community control page
  • Fixed guest passes not showing immediately in games list
  • Fixed case where a user would be told a guest pass had expired after they had bought the full game
  • Improved Steam Windows Service restart logic in serveral places

Via Halflife2.net
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Re: Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

Postby ghost12332 on Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:47 am

Wait, you mean now I can kill zombies AND watch porn while im dead? YEEAAHHHH!
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Re: Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

Postby YokaI on Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:55 am

I tried this in the client beta and didn't like it so much. Since it uses IE as a base, it is bound to have some security holes. Not to mention it runs poorly! They need to use something that is a bit more secure for my tastes.
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Re: Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

Postby no00dylan on Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:02 am

Firefox, plox?
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Re: Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

Postby Generalvivi on Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:32 am

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Re: Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

Postby Elv02 on Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:53 am

Only epic if firefox is involved.
"Hello, again, and welcome to the Interlopers Enrichment Center. Your account has been proccesed. Please proceed into 'section name, here' and we will start the test...
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Re: Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

Postby dissonance on Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:29 am

Or just play the game in a window.
i had fun once, and it was awful.
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Re: Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

Postby no00dylan on Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:45 am

Just thinking about this, it's going to be cool. I just made a new map so I can
A. Got to photobucket to upload my pictures
B. show them to my friends
C. show them off here at lopers
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Re: Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

Postby Syphon on Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:39 pm

Surfing Interlopers between rounds!!

Too bad I got my second screen with Chrome for that... I do see some times this could come in handy though, cool update :)
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Re: Steam update to allow web browsing in game.

Postby Kodox on Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:27 pm

Finally! Thanks Valve.
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